Naturalized American Forward Ricardo Ratliffe (203-F-89) put on an amazing game in the last round for second-ranked Samsung Th., receiving a Court Side Player of the Week award for round 37. The 27-year old player had a double-double of 21 points and 12 rebounds, while his team beat Sonic Boom KT (#10, 12-29) 90-85. Samsung Th. maintains the 2nd position in South Korean KBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Samsung Th. will need more victories to improve their 28-14 record. Ratliffe turned to be Samsung Th.'s top player in his first season with the team. Former University of Missouri star has very solid stats this year. Ratliffe is in league's top in points (6th best: 22.9ppg), rebounds (2nd best: 13.0rpg) and averages impressive 1.4bpg and 65.9% FGP.
The second best player in last round's games was 34-year old American Andre Emmett (196-F-82) of KCC Egis. Emmett had a very good evening with 36 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Bad luck as KCC Egis lost that game 79-86 to the higher-ranked Dongbu Promy (#4, 23-19). KCC Egis managed to keep the same 9th spot in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 14-28 record. Emmett is a newcomer at KCC Egis, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 27.2ppg (#1). His other stats are also decent: 7.4rpg and 3.1apg.
Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Keifer Sykes (183-PG-93) of league's top team Anyang KGC. Sykes scored 29 points and passed six assists. He was a key player of Anyang KGC, leading his team to a 95-76 easy win against the lower-ranked LG Sakers (#6, 19-22). Anyang KGC confirms their top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 29 victories and 13 lost games. Sykes has a very solid season. In 42 games in South Korea he scored 13.8ppg. He also has 4.4apg and FGP: 55.5%.
Other top performing players last week: 4. David Simon (208-C-82) of Anyang KGC - 23 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Aaron Haynes (201-F-81) of Goyang Orions - 16 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Ung Heo (183-G-93) of Dongbu Promy - 25 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists 7. Michael Craig (196-G/F-91) of Samsung Th. - 19 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists 8. Victor Cuthbert (197-F-83) of ET Land - 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 9. James Mays (206-F/C-86) of LG Sakers - 19 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Sek-Eun Oh (200-C-87) of Anyang KGC - 17 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists
The Player of the week is chosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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ET Land signs Josh Selby, ex Maccabi K/G - 1 day ago
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Inchon ET Land Elephants (KBL) signed 26-year old American point guard Josh Selby (188-88kg-91, college: Kansas, agency: HMS). He played last season at Maccabi Kiryat Gat in Israeli Winner League. In 20 games he was third best scorer with impressive 17.5ppg and averaged 2.9rpg, 4.4apg and 1.1spg. A very impressive season as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-Israeli League Honorable Mention and to the All-Star Game. Selby also spent pre-season at Balikesir (BSL) in Turkish league that yea... [read more]
Inchon ET Land Elephants (KBL) signed 26-year old American point guard Josh Selby (188-88kg-91, college: Kansas, agency: HMS). He played last season at Maccabi Kiryat Gat in Israeli Winner League. In 20 games he was third best scorer with impressive 17.5ppg and averaged 2.9rpg, 4.4apg and 1.1spg. A very impressive season as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-Israeli League Honorable Mention and to the All-Star Game. Selby also spent pre-season at Balikesir (BSL) in Turkish league that year. He has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2013. Selby's college team won Big 12 Tournament in 2011. He is quite experienced player. Selby has played in six different countries on three different continents (Europe, Asia and of course North America). He has played previously professionally in China (Eagles), Croatia (Cedevita), NBA (Cleveland Cavaliers and Memphis Grizzlies), NBA G League (Reno Bighorns, Maine Red Claws and Canton Charge) and Turkey (Socar Petkim). Selby attended University of Kansas until 2011 and it will be his seventh season as a professional player.
Jordan Washington Selected In KBL Draft - 4 days ago
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Iona College men's basketball alumnus Jordan Washington(203-F) was selected in the 2017 Korean Basketball League (KBL) Foreign Player Draft with the fifth pick in the second round by Wonju Dongbu Promy. Twenty players were selected for the upcoming season. Washington participated in the invitation-only pre-draft workouts this past week at Desert Oasis High School. He and former Siena standout Lavon Long among the 92 invitees to the workouts. Washington was the lone 2017 rookie selected am... [read more]
Iona College men's basketball alumnus Jordan Washington (203-F) was selected in the 2017 Korean Basketball League (KBL) Foreign Player Draft with the fifth pick in the second round by Wonju Dongbu Promy. Twenty players were selected for the upcoming season. Washington participated in the invitation-only pre-draft workouts this past week at Desert Oasis High School. He and former Siena standout Lavon Long among the 92 invitees to the workouts. Washington was the lone 2017 rookie selected among the 20 players. According to the KBL's official website, second round selections are slotted to make a monthly salary of $20,000 USD. Washington was an All-MAAC and All-Metropolitan First Team selection and was the Most Outstanding Performer at the 2017 MAAC Championship in Albany this past March. In two seasons with the Gaels, he scored 1,070 points and grabbed 463 rebounds, a 16.2 ppg and 7.0 rpg average. As a senior, Washington led the Maroon & Gold with 18.0 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Washington was at his best on the big stage as he helped guide the Gaels to two straight MAAC Championship titles and NCAA Tournament appearances. He recorded double-doubles in both NCAA contests with 26 points and 12 rebounds vs. Iowa State in 2016 and 22 points and 12 rebounds against eventual Final Four participant Oregon in 2017. Washington ranks No. 2 all-time in scoring in NCAA tournament games with his 48 total points. Jeff Ruland is first with 51 points in three games. Ruland's teammates and Iona Goal Club Hall of Fame colleagues Kevin Hamilton (47) and Glenn Vickers (45) rank third and fourth on the list. Courtesy of: icgaels.com
South Korea retains slim hope of William Jones Cup glory after beating Japan - 4 days ago
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SOUTH Korea have kept alive their hopes of winning the William Jones Cup in Taiwan - but Canada and Lithuania remain the title favourites. After seven of nine matches in the relentless tournament at the Taipei Peace International Basketball Hall, Canada and Lithuania lead the standings with six wins each. One win further back is South Korea, who beat Japan 101-81 on day seven. Jong-Kyu Kim (207-C-91) hit 21 points as he finished with a perfect shooting record of 11-for-11, including nine-... [read more]
SOUTH Korea have kept alive their hopes of winning the William Jones Cup in Taiwan - but Canada and Lithuania remain the title favourites. After seven of nine matches in the relentless tournament at the Taipei Peace International Basketball Hall, Canada and Lithuania lead the standings with six wins each. One win further back is South Korea, who beat Japan 101-81 on day seven. Jong-Kyu Kim (207-C-91) hit 21 points as he finished with a perfect shooting record of 11-for-11, including nine-for-nine field goals. It was a stunning display of shooting from the 26-year-old, who nailed all eight shots from two-point range, one three-pointer and two free throws. The Philippines' faint hopes of glory were extinguished by Lithuania, with the Europeans beating Gilas Pilipinas 91-80, despite 14 points and five assists from Kiefer Isaac Ravena (181-G/F-93). Canada, having suffered a shock defeat against Chinese Taipei Blue on day four, is best placed to win the William Jones Cup after a dominant 121-72 win over India. Canada led 63-38 at the half and continued to impress in the second half, as Diego Kapelan (190-G-87, college: McNeese St.) finished with 21 points. The key match-ups on Saturday, the penultimate day of competition, include Japan v Canada, Chinese Taipei White v Lithuania and Iraq v South Korea. Courtesy of: asiancorrespondent.com
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